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Branding & Story
Your voice, your story and showing up as yourself online.
Branding & Story
Christopher Never Left My Side
After Caren Glasser's eye surgery, Christopher followed her room to room, and when he wasn't sure where she'd go, he sat between the two. Her comfort animal.
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What Nobody Tells You About Turning 70
Caren Glasser turns 70 this month. Health conditions, constant learning, and the friendships she was once too busy for. What nobody told us about getting older.
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The Grand Paw
Caren Glasser is in Los Angeles visiting her mom this week, and Christopher is on vacation too, staying at the Grand Paw with his very own cabana. Yes, really.
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A Cool 98
Caren Glasser on giving herself permission to slow down this week, with Christopher and a walk now that the desert's finally cooled from 118 to a cool 98.
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I Didn't Know If I Could Do This
Caren Glasser reflects on the distance between who she was when she started this and who she is now that it's finally real, and what changed along the way.
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Christopher Doesn't Do Countdowns
Caren Glasser has been counting down all week. Christopher hasn't. A light Friday post about waiting without rushing it.
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Something's Coming (Christopher's Not Worried)
Christopher's not pacing, not worried, just resting easy while something's on the horizon. Caren's taking notes.
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Christopher Knows What Slow Looks Like
It's Friday, and Christopher is once again proving that good things happen when you stop rushing and let the moment be what it is.
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Christopher Never Rents His Spot
It's Friday, and Christopher has one requirement for his nap spot: it has to be entirely, unshakeably his.
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Christopher Has the Right Idea
It's Friday, and Christopher is doing exactly what Christopher does best: absolutely nothing.
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Christopher Always Knows Which One Is His
Christopher has buckets of toys. He doesn't need fewer options to know exactly which one he wants. I'm still working on that kind of clarity.
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Christopher Knows Exactly What He Wants
No lesson today — just Christopher, the reigning master of knowing exactly what he needs. Nap. Snack. Walk. Zero regrets. Happy Friday.
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Rest Is Part of the Build
The blog ran without me this week. I was recovering from eye surgery. Here's why that's the whole point of building something sturdy.
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You Own Your House. But Do You Own Your Business?
You'd never build your home on someone else's land. But that's exactly what most solopreneurs are doing with their digital business.
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Christopher's Weekend Forecast
No lesson today — just Christopher, doing what he does best: sleeping upside down, under pillows, and off the edge of everything. Happy Friday.
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I Made My Own Theme Music With AI. Of Course I Did.
A classically trained pianist, a LinkedIn post, and three AI tools. Here's how The Smart Stack got its theme music in one morning.
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The Description That Changes How You Show Up
Five words from an AI conversation became a brand brief I use every day. Here's what happens when you finally have language for who you already are.
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Sushi, Christopher, and Forty-Three Years
It's our 43rd anniversary, it's July 4th weekend, and I'm going into it lighter than I've felt in months. Here's the week that made that happen.
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You Don't Have to Do Everything. You Just Have to Start.
If you're a woman entrepreneur 55+ who knows AI is something you need but doesn't know where to start — you're in exactly the right place.
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What Happens When a Story Finds Its Legs: The Forgotten Briefcase
I've known Joseph Perrulli for twenty years. When he called to tell me he'd written a book, I had no idea what was about to unfold.